Russian water storage

Where are Russia's water reservoirs located?

Almost half (45%) of the total volume of water reservoirs in Russia and one third of the water surface area (35%) is in Siberia and the Far East, where very large and the world’s largest water reservoirs have been constructed (Bratsk, Krasnoyarsk, Boguchansk, Baikal, Sayano-Shushensk, Ust-Ilimsk, Zeysk, Viluysk, Novosibirsk reservoirs).

What are the parameters of Russian water reservoirs?

Parameters of Russian water reservoirs widely vary: capacity ranges from one million cubic meters to 169,000 million cubic meters, area – from 1 km 2 to 5,900 km 2, length – from 1 km to 565 km, depth in the dam parts – from 10 m to 150 m, and width of large reservoirs in Russia reaches 35–40 km.

Does Russia have a clean water system?

Over the past two decades, Russia has made significant progress in providing the population with clean water and sanitation and hygiene services, which is associated with the implementation of SDG targets 6.1 and 6.2. In 2018, 91.5% of the Russian population was provided with safe drinking water (target 6.1), compared to 90.4% in 2015.

What are the modern problems of Russian water reservoirs?

The main modern problem of the Russian water reservoirs is development and realization of the system complex of activities connected with the water reservoirs’ operation mode, minimization of negative influences on environment, and improvement of social and economic conditions of living in the water reservoirs’ influence zones.

How much groundwater does Russia have?

On the land of Russia, groundwater deposits have been explored, suitable for household, drinking, industrial, technical, and agricultural water supply, with total operational reserves of over 34 km 3 /year. The predicted groundwater resources according to the State Monitoring of the Subsoil Condition are estimated at almost 320 km 3 /year.